DGC Records is an American
record label, owned by
Universal Music Group, and
currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.
Company history
DGC Records (acronym for “David Geffen Company”) was launched in
1990, as a subsidiary label of
Geffen
Records. The label was created as a response to the success
Geffen had with the harder rock acts on its roster. Though it
initially focused on more progressive rock, as the decade
progressed it would also embrace the emergence of (and become a
seminal label of)
alternative rock
- with influential acts like
Nirvana,
Sonic Youth and
Beck. The label also released early titles by
hip hop band
The
Roots.
In
1999, during the consolidation of
Geffen’s
Universal Music Group
parent and
PolyGram, the DGC label ceased
operations. The retained acts would go on to record for the main
Geffen label. In the years to follow, the DGC title and logo would
occassionally appear on reissues of its past catalog items. In
2007, the label was revived as a brand
for Interscope Records. Since its reactivation, it has released
albums by
Weezer,
Beck,
Counting Crows and
Rise Against. As of late, DGC Records, in
partnership with
MySpace Records and
indie Lucky Ear Music, signed up-and-coming L.A. artist
Meiko.
To date,
the best selling album in the DGC catalog is Nevermind, the 1991 album by Nirvana, reaching international sales of
twenty-five million albums worldwide, with ten million sold in the
United
States, and is one of the first albums to be certified
Diamond.
Artists
The following artists have recorded for DGC Records:
See also
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